The Board of Carroll County Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved a $1.5 million loan from the Maryland Shelter and Transitional Housing Facilities Capital Grant Program for the relocation and renovation of a family shelter in Westminster. If operated for 15 years, no loan repayment is required.
Held every year in communities across the country, the point-in-time count is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in order for communities to receive federal funds for homeless assistance and homelessness prevention programs.
Teams spread out across Carroll County to determine annual state of homelessness baltimoresun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baltimoresun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
More than 50 community leaders gathered Wednesday at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Westminster for its annual ecumenical Blues Christmas and Community Homeless Memorial Service.
Westminster community gathers for Blues Christmas and Community Homeless Memorial Service capitalgazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from capitalgazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.